Ming Dynasty
Built during the reign of the Emperor Yongle (1403-1424) in the Ming Dynasty (1388-1644), today's temple was started as an imperial printing house for Buddhist sutras. Located just outside the northeast walls of the Forbidden City, the workshop produced the imperial texts that were used by the religious teachers of the Chinese Emperor. Later a temple was built around the workshop to house the teachers themselves and became known as Songzhusi. |
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